Convertible comforter and pillow

Abstract

An improved comforter having a pocket which is permanently secured to one side thereof in a position located substantially centrally along one side edge, and which pocket is shaped and dimensioned so as to be turned inside out and have the comforter folded, rolled and tucked into the inside out pocket to form a standard size pillow, without utilizing fastening means, and which will fit into a standard size pillow case.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A comforter convertible to a pillow comprising: a substantially rectangular first side and a substantially rectangular second side secured together to form a substantially rectangular comforter having a hollow chamber with a filling of a predetermined thickness therein;   said filling being held in place in said hollow chamber by quilting;   said substantially rectangular comforter with said filling secured therein having two long edges and two shorter edges; and   a substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material having four side edges secured to one of said sides of said substantially rectangular comforter by three of the four sides edges, along one of the shorter edges, and being sized and shaped so as to form a single pocket which is substantially shorter than said shorter edge to which it is secured; the fourth of said four side edges being unsecured so as to form an opening into said pocket and facing toward the other of the shorter edges.   
     
     
       2. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 1 wherein said pocket on said one side of said substantially rectangular comforter is dimensioned, placed and sized so as to be capable of being turned inside out to receive and hold the remainder of said substantially rectangular comforter when said substantially rectangular comforter is folded, rolled and tucked into said turned inside out pocket. 
     
     
       3. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 2 wherein said pillow formed when said substantially rectangular comforter is folded, rolled and tucked into said turned inside out pocket is a standard size pillow, adapted to fit into a standard size pillow case. 
     
     
       4. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 3 wherein said filling in said hollow central opening is a bonded polyester fiber having a weight in the range of 4 to 7 ounces per square yard. 
     
     
       5. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 4 wherein said substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material is filled. 
     
     
       6. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 4 wherein said substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material is unfilled. 
     
     
       7. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 3 wherein said standard size pillow is approximately 20"×30". 
     
     
       8. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 7 wherein said filling in said hollow central opening is a bonded polyester fiber having a weight from 4 to 7 ounces per square yard. 
     
     
       9. A method of forming a pillow from a comforter comprising the steps of: forming a comforter with two sides, two long edges and two shorter edges having a filling secured therein, and a pocket secured to one side thereof, along one of the two shorter edges;   turning the pocket inside out by pulling out the interior of the pocket;   tucking the ends of the shorter edge along which the pocket is secured into the inside out pocket;   folding the two longer edges until they are parallel with each other, as they lie against the other side of the comforter;   turning over the comforter with the ends of the shorter edge tucked into the inside out pocket;   rolling up the other of the shorter edges toward the inside out pocket; and   tucking the rolled up material into the inside out pocket to form a pillow.   
     
     
       10. The method of claim 9, including the further step of shaking the pillow so as to complete the formation of a standard size pillow. 
     
     
       11. The method of claim 9, including the further step of filling the material used to form said pocket, and forming said filling in said comforter and said material forming said pocket from a bonded polyester fiber having a weight from 4 to 7 ounces per square yard. 
     
     
       12. The method of claim 11, including the further step of inserting said pillow into a standard size pillow case. 
     
     
       13. The method of claim 9, including the further step of forming said pocket from an unquilted unfilled material, dimensioned so that it is substantially shorter than the edge to which it is secured. 
     
     
       14. The method of claim 13, including the further step of shaking the pillow so as to complete the formation of a standard size pillow. 
     
     
       15. The method of claim 14, including the further step of forming said filling in said comforter from a bonded polyester fiber having a weight in the range from 4 to 7 ounces per square yard. 
     
     
       16. The method of claim 15, including the further step of inserting said pillow into a standard size pillow case. 
     
     
       17. A comforter convertible to a pillow comprising: a substantially rectangular first side of material secured to a substantially rectangular second side of material to form a substantially rectangular comforter having a hollow chamber with a filling of a predetermined thickness comprised of a bonded polyester fiber having a weight of approximately 5.5 ounces per square yard therein;   said filling being held in place in said hollow chamber by quilting;   said substantially rectangular comforter with said filling secured therein having two long edges and two shorter edges; and   a substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material having four side edges secured to one of said sides of said substantially rectangular comforter by three of the four sides edges, substantially centrally along one of the shorter edges, and being sized and shaped so as to form a single pocket which is substantially shorter than said shorter edge to which it is secured; the fourth of said four side edges being unsecured so as to form an opening into said pocket and facing toward the other of the shorter edges into which a standard size pillow may be inserted and held.   
     
     
       18. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 17 wherein said pocket on said one side of said substantially rectangular comforter is dimensioned, placed and sized so as to be capable of being turned inside out to receive and hold the remainder of said substantially rectangular comforter when said substantially rectangular comforter is folded, rolled and tucked into said turned inside out pocket to form a standard size pillow, adapted to fit into a standard size pillow case. 
     
     
       19. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 18 wherein said substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material is filled and said formed standard size pillow is 20"×30". 
     
     
       20. The comforter convertible to a pillow of claim 18 wherein said substantially rectangular, unquilted portion of material is unfilled and said formed standard size pillow is 20"×30".